Title 9 BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
Chapter 9.09 RELOCATION ASSISTANCE FOR DISPLACED TENANTS
9.09.120 Private right of action.
A. Tenants who are displaced may bring an action against an owner for
damages, injunctive or declaratory relief or any other appropriate action, in a
court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this
chapter.
B. Tenants who prevail in such an action shall be entitled to
recover from the owner damages, including the relocation assistance provided for
under this chapter, costs, including reasonable attorney fees, and such other
relief as determined by the court. In addition to all other damages or other
relief, the court may award the tenants a civil penalty of up to one thousand
dollars for each violation of this chapter.
C. The remedies provided by this
chapter are in addition to any other legal or equitable remedies and are not
intended to be exclusive. (Ord. 137 § 1 (part), 2003)